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The New York Times recently highlighted Les Tréteaux de France, a theater company in France that has begun to return to live performances.

The Puy du Fou historical theme park is facing public outcry after they were allowed to stage a show with a crowd of 9,000 people, The Jakarta Post reports.

As part of the Metropolitan Opera's Met Stars Live in Concert series, Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak will perform from an outdoor terrace in Èze, France.

J'AI ENVIE DE TOI Comes to Théâtre Fontaine from 15/10/20 to 03/01/21.

French cinemas have recently reopened to the public after shutting down to the current health crisis.

Boasting that they are unveiling 'a new era of movie theater,' Oma Cinema is set to launch a new theater design in Paris, according to MovieWeb.

A floating movie theater in the Seine River, where patrons can view films from socially distant boats, arrives in Paris on July 18, the New York Post reports.

A movie theatre is coming to the Seine river in Paris, complete with socially distant boats where patrons can enjoy films!

The Théâtre du Châtelet is hosting its first digital festival called After Tomorrow or, Après, Demain, The Chatelet reports.

Puy du Fou Theme Park reopened on June 11 and is one of the only spots in France to providing live theater as live productions have not set reopening guidelines, according to The New York Times.

France plans to reopen cinemas on June 22 after a three-month shutdown, according to Variety.

The New York Times has reported on a?oeCabaret Under the Balconiesa?? (a?oeCabaret Sous les Balconsa??), the first professional theater performance in France since lockdown was imposed on March 17, which was performed in a nursing home.

RFI has reported that the Paris Philharmonic is staging two classical concerts with no public, to be filmed.

With a backdrop of (as of this writing) West End theatres closed until late May, Broadway theatres closed until early June, and the cancellation of The Edinburgh Theatre Festival in August, artistic director Olivier Py announced the programme for this July's Festival d'Avignon.

According to the Jakarta Post, the Avignon Theatre Festival has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers said Monday.

According to The Art Newspaper, French Culture Minister Franck Riester has tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to Reuters, the Louvre museum in Paris was closed down on Sunday when workers walked out following a staff meeting about the coronavirus outbreak.

The team that just brought us The Adventures of Tom Sawyers, which had two runs, last season are already back at Théâtre Magador with a new musical: Around the World in 80 Days.

Pascal Productions has announced a new French production of Wendy Beckett's A CHARITY CASE presented by Claire Merviel Production.

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An American in Paris is back in Paris.

Jérémie Rhorer-Founder and Music Director of Le Cercle de l'Harmonie-returns to Théâtre des Champs-Elysées to conduct American filmmaker James Gray's new production of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, November 26-December 7, 2019.

This is the final week to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld France Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Don't miss your chance to make sure your favorite France Theatres are represented!